Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-17
MRS. LOCkwoOD,s NEW PARTY.
She Denies that she 10 Seeking che
Presidency.

I
Presidency.
THE COMING CONVENTION TO BIZ HELD IN THIS CITY
TALK WITH MRS. INSTRUMENTATION Rsroxns
rRoPosEp-xxs. LOCKWOOD A. A MATRIMONIAL
AGENT.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood has returned to her home
in this city from prolonged lecture tour in the
States OF Pennsylvania aud New York. She has
lecture on the political and social life OF the city
and incidentally she discusses Industrial reform,
woman suffrage, and the temperance issue. All
these questions form the planks In the platform OF
the party which she helped toorgaEize last october
In springfield Ill The next convention of the
new party viii be held In this city on the 22d OF
February next, and Mrs Lockwo cd yesterday told
STAR reporter something about the aims and OBJ
had witnessed. The reporter found Ms LocE.
wood at work at her desk, but she was willing to
oe Interrupted. The young lady who was seated
on the opposite side OF the desk busily engaged in
writing stopped her work long enough to conduct
two small children into the other room, and then
returned TO her pen aid paper. The children. how.
promptly returned and Mrs Lockwood SMILED In
diligently upon the YOUNGEST little giri-and
asked her II she could not write out pension APP
plication for the gentleman. Having been sup
piled with paper, the little one soon became alb
soroed an her clerical duties and Mrs Lockwood
resumed her account Of the rise OF the new party.
NOT AFTER OFFICES.
"we are not" she had said. "a political party In
the sense that we are organized for the purpose OF
supplying candidates for of1ces We may make
no nominations at all for the next national cam
Palgn; our platform OF principles has not as yet
meeting In this city In February. We want to
complete our work and place ourselves right be-
lore tine pubic. Our main object is Industrial re-
FORM and all other issues are subordinate TO that
Not female suffrage7" asked the listener with
surgg.ise
reply; and then she added, 'the question OF SUI
HaSe TOT women seems now to have reached
stage when IL can take care OF ITSELF In great
many OF the states women now enjoy school SUI
lrage, and In some this right is extended still
lurther Woman suffrage is, however, one Of
our planks, but, as have said, the main thing ts
10 supply remedy Tor the existing Industrial
evils We favor the Government owning and con-
trolling the telegraph lines and the railroads We
peiieve that the Government should issue legal
tender or gold and silver certificates in sufficient
quantities 10 meet the wants OF the people In car
rying on the business Of the country. There was
hardly enough money last fall to move the crops,
and We believe that the Government should pre-
vent any such scarcity In our circulating medium.
we are OF the further opinion that the Govern
ment should provide land for every worthy hoEre-
less family, and that this land should be paid for
IN moderate yearly instruments. These are the
principal features OF our platform, although 1t in
ciudes such important topics as the abolition OF
the liquor trafflc and the granting OF woman SUI
frage."
TO DRAW FROM THE GEORGE PARTY.
"What parties Will you draw from most
largely?' asked the reporter, with considerable
anxiety.
'wen," said Mrs. Lockwood. in reflective tone,
Il should say that we would gather strength from
what Is known as the George party. You know In
the anarchists, nor are we as extreme as the
George men, There are a great many who can
unite with us because we occupy the most favora-
what candidates are spoken OF In connection
with the Presidential Nomination. inquired the
listener.
ave NAV make no nominations ot al " ,vae fbo
reply. Il don't know whether there are any men,
berS OF the party who have Presidential aspira-
good many people seem to think that my ambi-
ton Is in that line. But 1t is mistake. All we
propose 10 do at the meeting In February Is TO
complete the platform or declaration Of princt-
pies"
Mrs lockwood said that she did not know how
many States would be represented in tue coming
convention. but she assured the reporter that the
new party did not propose to antagonize any OF
the parties now in existence.
ARs. LOCKWOOD As A MATRIMONIAL AGENT.
The conversation finally drifted from the rather
dry subject OF politics into other matters and
finally reference was made 10 the published state
meEI that she had received a letter from q man
Who asked her assistance In procuring him WIFE
Mrs. lockwood laughed heartily when the re-
porter asked her II sne had complied with this
request. She said that she had paid no attention
TO IL, but shortly after the Tact was published In
the newspapers she received letter from a woman
living In Maryland who asked her to get her hus-
band, because she owned "a farm and had no one
to work 1t FOR her. Mrs. Lockwood remarked that
soon after this letter arrived "A man came TO her
and said he was out OF work. "As he was young,
and SAID that he understood farming" added Mrs.
lockwood, With 4 smile, II sent hiIn out after
THIS woman but with what result / have never
heard. ! have received a nuiaber OF similar ap-
piicatonS since then from both men and women,
but. Uf course have made no response. 1t Is SIN.
GUAR, she added. In pens;ve tone, show many
people want TO get married and can'Ln
And how many want TO be free from the matrI-
mOnlal BOND and can't" ventured the reporter.
LADY m
the oppOs te side OF the table giggled and tine re-
porter babe them both good day.